This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 8th, 2008.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was reported from Marlborough on May 5th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on Hampton Beach on April 30th, and was last 
reported on May 4th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and an ICELAND GULL were reported from Hampton 
Harbor on May 4th.



An ICELAND GULL was reported from Jenness Beach in Rye on May 3rd.



450 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the ocean from Hampton on May 4th.



85 DUNLIN, 17 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and 7 WILLETS were seen in Hampton 
Harbor on May 4th.



25 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, a LEAST 
SANDPIPER, 5 WILSON'S SNIPE, and 18 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at the Krif 
Road fields in Keene on May 4th.



2 GADWALLS were seen in Hampton Marsh on May 6th.



A RUDDY DUCK and a LESSER SCAUP were seen at the Rochester Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on May 1st, and a RUDDY DUCK was seen at the Exeter 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on May 3rd.



2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen on the Connecticut 
River in Hinsdale on May 4th.



A CERULEAN WARBLER was seen on the Middle Mountain trail at Pawtuckaway 
State Park in Nottingham on May 7th. A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Exeter 
on May 6th.



An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen in Newmarket on May 6th, one was seen in Hinsdale 
on May 7th, and one was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on May 7th.



40 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Barnstead on May 4th.



15 BOBLINKS were seen in a field in Lyme on May 7th.



3 PURPLE MARTINS were seen along Route 302 in Conway, near the Maine state 
line on May 2nd.



A flock of 10 COMMON REDPOLLS was seen in Hanover on May 8th.



A flock of 12 PINE SISKINS was seen in Newmarket on May 4th.



More than 1,500 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES were observed migrating north by an 
observer in Seabrook on May 7th.



A few FISH CROWS were reported from Durham, Merrimack, and Concord during 
the past week.



Spring arrivals reported during the past week included: GREAT-CRESTED 
FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 
RED-EYED VIREO, WOOD THRUSH, VEERY, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, 
PRAIRIE WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, AMERICAN 
REDSTART, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, INDIGO BUNTING, SCARLET TANAGER, 
BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and BROWN THRASHER.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and 
press 2 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any 
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the 
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: 
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Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and 
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon 
web site, www.nhaudubon.org



Thanks very much and good birding.

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